Sara J. Martinez

Athletes are known for playing through injuries, and a new study presented Monday at the RSNA annual meeting says that sometimes it’s safe for them to push through pain.

Walking may slow the progression of Alzheimer’s disease and mild cognitive impairment in healthy and cognitively impaired adults, according to a study presented Monday at the RSNA annual meeting. A separate study found walking and other light physical activity delays the onset or altogether prevents osteoarthritis

Not knowing your test results can be more stressful than actually having a confirmed diagnosis, according to a study presented Nov. 29 at the RSNA annual conference. The uncertainty patients experience in the waiting room is as serious a stressor as knowing they have a malignant disease, the researchers found.